Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Windland Foods Inc., 10939 Fisacher Rd, VON ORMY, TEXAS 78073
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was plugging in an electrical forklift to a charging unit when he made contact with bare copper wires. He received a 240V shock and burns to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hand(s) and finger(s) Battery charging equipment
A crew was changing out a single-phase pole. The injured employee was framing the pole approximately 30 feet from the base. As they were loosening the armor rod clamp, the conductor broke and the wire fell to the ground, landing on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered electrical burns to their right hand and both knees.
An employee (a lineman) was working to restore power by installing a hand line when he contacted a high-voltage device (7,200 volts), resulting in electrical burns to his upper body and hands.
An employee was working from a bucket truck to remove a bolt from an attachment on an energized power line pole. The employee came into contact with the energized phase, resulting in an electrical shock of 7,200 volts. The employee was hospitalized. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
On September 29, 2025, an employee was installing a fiber optic line at a residential site. His shoulder contacted the 7,600-kilowatt power line, resulting in an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees exited their vehicle to assess a fully-downed power pole. The injured employee approached the downed pole to examine it more closely when their feet got caught underneath the energized phase and the ground of the pole, resulting in electrical burns to both feet.
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